Cartel violence continues unabated across the border

August 2, 2015

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File: Members of the Federal Police escort three sacks of Marijuana from the drug cartel "Independiente de Acapulco." More than 40.000 people have been killed in rising drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon deployed soldiers and federal police to take on organized crime. (Photo ALFREDO ESTRELLA/Getty Images) (AFP/Getty Images)

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File: Members of the Federal Police escort three sacks of Marijuana from the drug cartel "Independiente de Acapulco." More than 40.000 people have been killed in rising drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon deployed soldiers and federal police to take on organized crime. (Photo ALFREDO ESTRELLA/Getty Images) (AFP/Getty Images)